[pbourke]

My last phone was replaced once and my current one has been replaced twice, both under AppleCare. I view AC as “phone as a service”, which is reasonable. The recent option to add accidental drop and theft coverage onto the base AppleCare seems to be making that explicit. I’d like to always have a phone and have it be replaced quickly if it goes kaput.

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> I view AC as “phone as a service”, which is reasonable.

They really should have done this with their Services Strategy, not trying to push Apple Music, TV, App Store etc.

[BurritoAlPastor]

They did; it’s called the iPhone Upgrade Program.

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Only in selected countries though. And mostly pushed in US and not anywhere else.

[oefrha]

Huh, TIL it's only available in US, UK and China. I wonder what's the barrier elsewhere.